The Battle of Keresztes or Battle of Mezokeresztes (in Turkish Haçova Muharebesi) took place on October 24–26, 1596, between a combined Habsburg-Transylvanian force and the Ottoman Empire, near the village of Mezőkeresztes (or in Turkish Haçova) in northern Hungary. The battle ended in an unexpected Ottoman victory. Lord Kinross said of the battle that had the Turks been defeated, they would have lost Bulgaria and part of Hungary.
On 23 June 1594...
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The Battle of Keresztes or Battle of Mezokeresztes (in Turkish Haçova Muharebesi) took place on October 24–26, 1596, between a combined Habsburg-Transylvanian force and the Ottoman Empire, near the village of Mezőkeresztes (or in Turkish Haçova) in northern Hungary. The battle ended in an unexpected Ottoman victory. Lord Kinross said of the battle that had the Turks been defeated, they would have lost Bulgaria and part of Hungary.
On 23 June 1594 an Ottoman Army marched from the capital city of Istanbul, part of what the Ottomans called the Hungarian Campaign. Commanded by Sultan Mehmed III, the army marched through Edirne, Filibe (now known as Plovdiv), Sofia and Nis and arrived at Belgrade on August 9. On August 20 the army crossed the River Sava by bridge and entered the Austrian territory of Siren. A war council at Slankamen Castle was called, and it was decided that they would conduct a siege on the Hungarian fort of Eger (Erlau). The fort controlled the communication routes...
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